Sao Paulo vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2532
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$462
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$581
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
65
70
🏙️ Population
11.5M
13.9M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 42% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5654th and 6956th ($976 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 4281st and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Paulo Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1051
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.38%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2420
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.37
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.36
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.6
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.9
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$527
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14254
$18215

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$687
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$645
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$662
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$647
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$618
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$661
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$618
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$563
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$636
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$628
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$624
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$703
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$622
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$635
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$612
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$621
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$613
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$626
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$605
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$612
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$627
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$600
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$624
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$641
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$614
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$628
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$619
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$615
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$644
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$656
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$603
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$663
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$722
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$568
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$615
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$569
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$732
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$607
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$609
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$611

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616